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紫 zi2 {zǐ}

  1. purple
  2. violet
  3. amethyst
  4. Lithospermum erythrorhizon (flowering plant whose root provides red purple dye)
  5. Japanese: murasaki

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紫荊〔-荆〕 zi2 ging1 {zǐjīng}

(Flower) Bauhinia Blakeana, which is the city flower of Hong Kong (same as 洋紫荊)

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紫紅〔-红〕 zi2 hung4 {zǐ hóng}

Purplish red

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紫米 zi2 mai5 {zǐ mǐ}

black glutinous rice

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紫斑 zi2 baan1 {zǐ bān}

bruise

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紫杉 zi2 caam3 {zǐ shān}

Japanese yew (taxus cuspidata)

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紫菜 zi2 coi3 {zǐ cài}

  1. flavored roasted seaweed
  2. generic term for edible seaweed
  3. Japanese: nori

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紫草 zi2 cou2 {zǐ cǎo}

  1. red root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon)
  2. flowering plant whose roots provide purple dye
  3. arnebia (plant genus in family Boraginaceae)

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紫貂 zi2 diu1 {zǐ diāo}

sable (Martes zibellina)

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紫金 zi2 gam1 {Zǐ jīn}

Zijin county in Heyuan 河源, Guangdong

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紫荊〔-荆〕 zi2 ging1 {zǐ jīng}

Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis)

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紫氣〔-气〕 zi2 hei3 {zǐ qì}

purple cloud (auspicious portent in astrology)

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紫陽〔-阳〕 zi2 joeng4 {Zǐ yáng}

Ziyang County in Ankang 安康, Shaanxi

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紫薇 zi2 mei4 {zǐ wēi}

crape myrtle

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紫外 zi2 ngoi6 {zǐ wài}

ultraviolet (ray)

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紫袍 zi2 pou4 {zǐ páo}

purple qipao gown, the sign of an official position

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紫色 zi2 sik1 {zǐ sè}

  1. purple
  2. violet (color)

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紫蘇〔-苏〕 zi2 sou1 {zǐ sū}

  1. beefsteak plant
  2. shiso
  3. Perilla frutescens

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紫檀 zi2 taan4 {zǐ tán}

red sandalwood

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紫藤 zi2 tang4 {zǐ téng}

wisteria

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紫銅〔-铜〕 zi2 tung4 {zǐ tóng}

copper (pure copper, as opposed to alloy)

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紫雲〔-云〕 zi2 wan4 {Zǐ yún}

Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安順, Guizhou

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紫晶 zi2 zing1 {zǐ jīng}

amethyst (purple crystalline silicon dioxide)

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紫脹〔-胀〕 zi2 zoeng3 {zǐ zhàng}

to get red and swollen

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紫竹 zi2 zuk1 {zǐ zhú}

black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra)

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紫荊花〔-荆-〕 zi2 ging1 faa1 {zǐ jīng huā}

(flower) Cercis chinensis

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紫河車〔--车〕 zi2 ho4 ce1 {zǐ hé chē}

Placenta

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紫外線〔--线〕 zi2 ngoi6 sin3 {zǐwàixiàn}

(noun) Ultraviolet radiation, or UV

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紫杉醇 zi2 caam3 seon4 {zǐ shān chún}

Taxol (a.k.a. Paclitaxel), mitotic inhibitor used in cancer chemotherapy

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紫菜屬〔--属〕 zi2 coi3 suk6 {zǐ cài shǔ}

Porphyra (genus of edible seaweed)

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紫菜苔 zi2 coi3 toi4 {zǐ cài tái}

  1. purple cabbage
  2. Brassica campestris var. purpurea

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紫草科 zi2 cou2 fo1 {zǐ cǎo kē}

Boraginaceae (family of flowers and bushes)

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紫丁香 zi2 ding1 hoeng1 {zǐ dīng xiāng}

lilac

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紫金鵑〔--鹃〕 zi2 gam1 gyun1 {zǐ jīn juān}

(Chinese bird species) violet cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus)

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紫金縣〔--县〕 zi2 gam1 jyun6 {Zǐ jīn xiàn}

Zijin county in Heyuan 河源, Guangdong

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紫金牛 zi2 gam1 ngau4 {zǐ jīn niú}

Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica)

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紫金山 zi2 gam1 saan1 {Zǐ jīn Shān}

Purple Mountain in suburbs of Nanjing, with Ming tombs and Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum

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紫禁城 zi2 gam3 sing4 {Zǐ jìn chéng}

  1. the Forbidden City
  2. the Imperial Palace in Beijing
  3. same as 故宮

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紫紅色〔-红-〕 zi2 hung4 sik1 {zǐ hóng sè}

  1. red-purple
  2. mauve
  3. prune (color)
  4. claret

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紫陽縣〔-阳县〕 zi2 joeng4 jyun6 {Zǐ yáng Xiàn}

Ziyang County in Ankang 安康, Shaanxi

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紫林鴿〔--鸽〕 zi2 lam4 gaap3 {zǐ lín gē}

(Chinese bird species) pale-capped pigeon (Columba punicea)

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紫羅蘭〔-罗兰〕 zi2 lo4 laan4 {zǐ luó lán}

violet (botany)

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紫微宮〔--宫〕 zi2 mei4 gung1 {zǐ wēi gōng}

palace of Jade emperor (in Taoism)

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紫外光 zi2 ngoi6 gwong1 {zǐ wài guāng}

ultraviolet light

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紫外線〔--线〕 zi2 ngoi6 sin3 {zǐ wài xiàn}

ultraviolet ray

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紫坪鋪〔--铺〕 zi2 ping4 pou1 {Zǐ píng pū}

Zipingpu reservoir, Sichuan

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紫壽帶〔-寿带〕 zi2 sau6 daai2 {zǐ shòu dài}

(Chinese bird species) Japanese paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata)

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紫石英 zi2 sek6 jing1 {zǐ shí yīng}

amethyst

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紫水雞〔--鸡〕 zi2 seoi2 gai1 {zǐ shuǐ jī}

(Chinese bird species) purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)

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紫水晶 zi2 seoi2 zing1 {zǐ shuǐ jīng}

amethyst

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紫式部 zi2 sik1 bou6 {Zǐ Shì bù}

Murasaki Shikibu (born c. 973), Japanese writer, author of "The Tale of Genji"

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紫嘯鶇〔-啸鸫〕 zi2 siu3 dung1 {zǐ xiào dōng}

(Chinese bird species) blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus)

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紫蘇屬〔-苏属〕 zi2 sou1 suk6 {zǐ sū shǔ}

genus Perilla (includes basil and mints)

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紫質症〔-质-〕 zi2 zat1 zing3 {zǐ zhì zhèng}

porphyria (medicine)

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紫錐花〔-锥-〕 zi2 zeoi1 faa1 {zǐ zhuī huā}

coneflower genus (Echinacea)

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紫背椋鳥〔---鸟〕 zi2 bui3 loeng4 niu5 {zǐ bèi liáng niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) chestnut-cheeked starling (Agropsar philippensis)

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紫背葦鳽〔--苇-〕 zi2 bui3 wai5 gin1 {zǐ bèi wěi yán}

(Chinese bird species) von Schrenck's bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus)

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紫翅椋鳥〔---鸟〕 zi2 ci3 loeng4 niu5 {zǐ chì liáng niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) common starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

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紫菜包飯〔---饭〕 zi2 coi3 baau1 faan6 {zǐ cài bāo fàn}

  1. gimbap (Korean rice roll similar in appearance to sushi)
  2. kimbap

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紫花地丁 zi2 faa1 dei6 ding1 {zǐ huā dì dīng}

Chinese violet (Viola mandsurica)

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紫寬嘴鶇〔-宽-鸫〕 zi2 fun1 zeoi2 dung1 {zǐ kuān zuǐ dōng}

(Chinese bird species) purple cochoa (Cochoa purpurea)

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紫羅蘭色〔-罗兰-〕 zi2 lo4 laan4 sik1 {zǐ luó lán sè}

violet (color)

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紫微斗數〔---数〕 zi2 mei4 dau2 sou3 {zǐ wēi dǒu shù}

Zi Wei Dou Shu, a form of Chinese fortune-telling

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紫外射線〔---线〕 zi2 ngoi6 se6 sin3 {zǐ wài shè xiàn}

ultraviolet ray

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紫外線光〔--线-〕 zi2 ngoi6 sin3 gwong1 {zǐ wài xiàn guāng}

ultraviolet light

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紫石英號〔---号〕 zi2 sek6 jing1 hou6 {Zǐ shí yīng Hào}

HMS Amethyst, Royal Navy corvette involved in a 1949 gunfight with the PLA on the Changjiang

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紫芝眉宇 zi2 zi1 mei4 jyu5 {zǐ zhī méi yǔ}

your appearance (honorific)

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紫坪鋪大壩〔--铺-坝〕 zi2 ping4 pou1 daai6 baa3 {Zǐ píng pū dà bà}

Zipingpu reservoir, Sichuan

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紫坪鋪水庫〔--铺-库〕 zi2 ping4 pou1 seoi2 fu3 {Zǐ píng pū shuǐ kù}

Zipingpu reservoir, Sichuan

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紫色花蜜鳥〔----鸟〕 zi2 sik1 faa1 mat6 niu5 {zǐ sè huā mì niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) purple sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus)

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紫金山天文台 zi2 gam1 saan1 tin1 man4 toi4 {Zǐ jīn shān Tiān wén tái}

Purple Mountain Observatory

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紫頰直嘴太陽鳥〔-颊---阳鸟〕 zi2 gaap3 zik6 zeoi2 taai3 joeng4 niu5 {zǐ jiá zhí zuǐ tài yáng niǎo}

(Chinese bird species) ruby-cheeked sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis)

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紫云苗族布依族自治縣〔---------县〕 zi2 wan4 miu4 zuk6 bou3 ji1 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 {Zǐ yún Miáo zú Bù yī zú zì zhì xiàn}

Ziyun Hmong and Buyei autonomous county in Anshun 安順, Guizhou

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